different from other oil-rich countries. In five main ways, all of which suggest the need for economic diversification as an …

opportunities to enhance long-term output per capita and productivity growth. -- financial crises ; democracy ; political …

-offs and write-downs, we examine the impact of loan portfolio sector concentration on credit risk. By controlling for common …

diversification, while the feedback effect of diversification on GDP per capita may be delayed. This pattern fits into theoretical … rationales that view diversification as driven by technology or efficiency and where diversification generates additional …

Export diversification, or the breadth of exports of an economy, is increasingly seen as a means of accelerating … structures may not be adequately reflected in diversification measurements based on gross exports. This paper develops a new … indicator of export diversification based on value added in sectors contributing to exports. For most Asia and the Pacific …

Diversification of household activities away from agriculture is a key characteristic of economic development. We … examine the extent of diversification among Vietnamese households, from agriculture into waged employment and entrepreneurship … and whether this diversification is welfare enhancing. We also examine the factors determining this transition from …

Because excessive specialization can be risky, diversification matters for sustainable development. A case study of … Madagascar, this paper begins by briefly discussing economic and institutional diversification and presenting a simple model of … production possibilities to illuminate the possible contribution of diversification to economic and social development in …

constitutional bill are impossible to establish, an analysis of the Icelandic constitution-writing efforts as 'digital democracy …

To understand Iceland's political situation, it is necessary to consider the historical background to the post …

This paper reports recent events in Iceland where the political agents of oligarchs didn't even bother to try to … simply find ways to nullify the outcome ex post. The paper reviews and explains the making of Iceland's crowd … fixed ex post, but this is what the Icelandic Parliament is at present trying to do, flirting with a farewell to democracy. …